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Nigel McCrery, the creator of BBC crime dramas Silent Witness and New Tricks, has revealed he has a terminal illness in his first public comments on the matter. Speaking to the BBC Radio 4’s Saturday Live programme, the 71-year-old said he had been given the news three weeks ago. “It comes as quite a shock,” he said. “I mean people deal with their deaths in different ways, and I think it’s all very, very individual to each of us. But I think for a little while you do go into shock – or I did, and I was in a bit of a state.”
McCrery worked as part of the murder squad for Nottingham police before starting his television career. Despite struggling with dyslexia and leaving school “under a cloud destined to do not much at all”, he went onto a graduate entry scheme at the BBC in 1990. He then created the drama Backup in 1995, based on his own policing background, before moving onto Silent Witness from 1996, which became one of the corporation’s most popular shows.
New Tricks followed in 2005. The programme, which focused on three retired police officers who solved cold cases, was a Dennis Waterman vehicle and was broadcast for 10 years. Born and Bred, a departure from crime dramas, followed in 2002 and ran for three years.
During his interview, McCrery did not specify the nature of his illness. However, he said that crying remained a regular response to the news, although it was something he tried to avoid doing in public. He has also written a number of non-fiction and ficton books, including in the Silent Witness book series. McCrery said that he now hopes to spend his time with his family. “You push, and you try and get this made and that made, but the bottom line is – the best bet is to be with your family,” he said
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